PowerPoint Sukho Lee Director, International Nuclear Safety School
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Contents
I. Current Status of NPPs in Korea II. Progress of NPP Program III. Regulatory Organizations IV. Licensing Process V. Legislation for Nuclear Regulation
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Locations of NPPs
PWR PWR
PHWR & PWR
Wolsong 1,2,3,4 Shin-Wolsong 1,2
Yonggwang 1,2,3,4,5,6
KINS
Cancelled
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Remarkable growth in nuclear power program since the commercial operation of Kori unit 1 in 1978 23 operating NPPs : 19 PWRs & 4 PHWRs Total licensed output of 23 units : 20,716MWe
Generation capacity : over 25% (As of Aug.2012) Actual production : over 30 %
5 units(PWR) are under construction : 6,600MWe 4 additional units are planned : 5,600MWe Total unit number in operation by 2018 : 30 units
I. Current Status of NPPs in Korea
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1959 Establishment of the first Government Agency – Atomic Energy Administration
1990 Establishment of KINS
Operation of a Research Reactor(HANARO) 1995
Export of a Research Reactor to Jordan Export of APR1400 to UAE 2009 2011
Establishment of NSSC
Commercial Operation of the first NPP(Kori-1)
1978 Operation of the First
Research Reactor (TRIGA MARK-II)
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Major Development Stages Beginning Stage (1971~1978) “Turnkey Contract” Development Stage (1980~1986) “Non-Turnkey (Component Approach)” Standardization Stage (1987~1997) “Technology Self-Reliance” Adv. Power Reactor Development Stage (1992~2002) “APR1400 Design Project” Improvement of Advanced Reactor and SMR (2007~2012 ) “APR+ and SMART Design Project”
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Responsibility of the Regulatory Body
Major Functions to set safety objectives and standards to monitor and enforce them within the established legislative
and statutory framework to communicate independently its regulatory decisions and
opinions and their bases to the public
Regulatory Activities to set and develop standards and regulations for safety to license and inspect facilities to set, monitor and enforce license conditions to ensure that corrective actions are taken wherever unsafe or
potentially unsafe conditions are detected to encourage safety research to disseminate safety information
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Prime Minister
NSSC Organization
background: law, social science, environment, medical science, etc.
Technical Committee (15 members)
• Members are senior experts from various technological areas • Ad-hoc subcommittees can be formed, if needed
Secretariat Office
• 2 bureaus and 8 divisions (total staff : ~ 100) • 4 onsite resident offices on NPPs and a rad-waste repository site • 4 offsite emergency management centers near facilities
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NSSC Mission & Responsibility
Mission: to protect people and the environment and to contribute to the peace of mankind, secure the highest level of nuclear safety protect nuclear facilities from both internal and external threats strengthen emergency system for any nuclear emergency or accidents comply with international standards for the peaceful use of nuclear
energy
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Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS)
Nuclear Safety Center in Dec. 21, 1981 A technical expert organization to conduct safety review and inspection (within KAERI)
Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS) on Feb. 14, 1990 Based on the special KINS Act (Law No. 4195) An independent organization entrusted by the NSSC
Mission
To protect the public and preserve the environment from potential radiation hazards
By the law following missions are endorsed to KINS Safety review and evaluation Safety inspection for nuclear installations Development of regulatory policy, technical standards, and regulatory
technology Regulation of radiation sources, and technical standards development Establishment of technology bases for nuclear and radiation safety Environmental radiation monitoring
Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS)
Staff Total No. of staff : 428 Technical staff : 378 Ph. D : 185 (43.2% of total staff), Master : 170 (39.7 % of total
staff)
Budget Total : 101 billion KW (90.2 million USD) in 2013
International cooperation
FNRBA, etc.
Office of Nuclear Safety
Div. of Operating Reactor
Div. of Planning
Div. of Management
General Affairs
Technical Expert Organizations (KINS, KINAC) Submit Information and
Implementation Results
Nuclear Industries (KHNP, etc)
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The Act provides the bases and fundamental matters regarding the development and utilization of nuclear energy and safety
regulations The Decree provides particulars entrusted by
the Act and necessary for the enforcement of the Act
The Regulation provides the technical standards and particulars entrusted by the Act and the
Decree such as detailed procedures and format of documents
The Notice provides detailed particulars for the technical standards and guidelines
Codes and Standards for materials, design, test, and inspection of components and
equipment
conditions, and specifications of the technical standards.
The Safety Review & Inspection Guides provides the staff guidance in carrying out regulatory activities.
Industrial Codes and Standards (ASME, IEEE, ACI, KEPIC, etc.)
Nuclear Safety Act
Regulations of the Act
Regulatory Standards Regulatory Guides
Safety Review & Inspection Guides
Licensing Process in Korea
Types of Licensing Early Site Approval (ESA) Construction Permit (CP) Operating License (OL)
Other Reviews
Periodic Safety Review (PSR) Review of continuous NPP operation over design life
time Standard Design Approval Approval of Topical Report (TR)
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(ESA)
Review & Grant ESA
Apply for CP
Conduct PIs
Operating Organization
Regulatory Body
Review for Early Site Approval (ESA)
Purpose to allow the applicant to do the limited scope of works such as the
concrete construction for the site’s adjustment before CP Documents submitted for ESA Review
Application for the ESA Site investigation report, Radiation environmental report
Review Areas Properness of the candidate site for the construction of NPP
against the risk of natural disaster such as the earthquake and flood and artificial accidents
Properness of the basic engineering foundation and excavation method for the nuclear plant construction
Properness of the basic considerations to restrict the radioactive exposure level of neighbors when the radioactive accident occurs
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Review for Construction Permit (CP)
Purpose to ensure that the technical standards for the location, structure,
facility, and performance of NPP are met
Documents submitted for CP Radiation Environmental Report Preliminary Safety Analysis Report (PSAR) Quality Assurance Plan for construction Description on the technical capability for nuclear plant
installation
Docket Review to assure that the documents submitted by the applicant contain
all necessary details required by Atomic Energy Act and subordinate regulations
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Review for Operating License (OL)
Purpose to confirm that the final design of nuclear reactor described in the
final safety analysis report meet the applicable standards to ensure that the completed nuclear reactor can be operated as
expected throughout the design life
Documents submitted for OL
Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) Technical Specifications for Operation Quality Assurance Plan for operation Radiation Environmental Report Radiation Emergency Plan Description on the technical capability for the reactor operation Description on nuclear fuel loading plan Description of the technical background and verification method
to be for the Emergency Operating Procedure
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Regulatory Inspections
Objectives to provide a high level of assurance that all activities performed by
the operator at all stages of the authorization process and all stages during the lifetime of a nuclear facility (from sitting to decommissioning) have been executed safely and meet the safety objectives and license conditions
to provide a high level of confidence that operators are in compliance with the safety objectives prescribed or approved by the regulatory body by an independent check on the operator and the state of the facility.
Types of Regulatory Inspection - Pre-Operation Inspection - Quality Assurance inspection - Periodic inspection - Resident inspection - Special inspection
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Legislation for Nuclear Regulation In Korea, the legislative framework for nuclear regulations
consist of the Atomic Energy Act and the enforcement decree, the enforcement rules and the technical rules, the notices from the NSSC, and the regulatory standards & guides.
The regulatory document schemes to be established
consist of the regulatory standards & guides. The regulatory standards provide the safety level to be
stipulated in the requirements from the standpoint of safety. The regulatory guides provide specific methods and
technical conditions for executing the regulatory standards.
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power and the safety regulations System
and procedure
Support of KINS
Enforceme nt Decree
Requirements entrusted by the acts, and those required for the enforcement
Enforcement Rules
Requirements entrusted by the acts and the decrees, and those required for the enforcement (procedures, forms)
Technical Rules
Description of the technical level entrusted by the acts and the decrees based on the principle Technical
standards Notice from the NSSC
Definition of the technical standards, or the procedures and the forms pursuant to the acts and the decrees
Regulatory Standards
Definition of analysis and detailed requirements for the technical standards
currently under development (115 items)
Document s
Currently under development (192 items)
Guidelines on Review and Inspection
Guideline describing in-depth methods and procedures for the review and the inspection based on the technical standards and the regulatory standards
Managed by KINS
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Area Laws
Physical Protection and Radiological Emergency
- the Act on Physical Protection and Radiological Emergency
Establishment of Nuclear Institutions
- the Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety Act - the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute Act
Nuclear Liability - the Nuclear Liability Act - the Act on Indemnity Agreements for Nuclear
Liability
- Laws related to administrative organizations, energy, construction and environment and wastes, medical service and health, disasters and accidents, airplanes/ships and oceans, etc.
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Chapter 1 General Provisions
Chapter 3 Establishment and Execution of Comprehensive Nuclear Energy Promotion Plan and Research and Development of Nuclear Energy
Chapter 3-2 Nuclear Energy Research and Development Fund
Chapter 4 Construction and Operation of Nuclear Reactors and Related Facilities Section 1 Construction of Nuclear Power Reactors and Related Facilities Section 2 Operation of Nuclear Power Reactors and Related Facilities Section 3 Construction and Operation of Nuclear Research Reactors, etc.
[Chapter 5 Production of Nuclear Reactors and Related Facilities, etc.] Deleted
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Chapter 6 Nuclear Fuel Cycle Enterprise and Use of Nuclear Materials Section 1 Nuclear Fuel Cycle Enterprise Section 2 Use of Nuclear Materials
Chapter 7 Radioisotopes and Radiation Generating Devices
[Chapter 7-2 Provision of Services] Deleted
Chapter 8 Disposal and Transport
Chapter 9 Dosimeter Reading Service, etc.
Chapter 10 License and Examination
Chapter 11 Regulation and Supervision
Chapter 12 Supplementary Provisions
Chapter 13 Penal Provisions
Addenda
Regulations on Technical Standards for 1) Nuclear Reactor Facilities, Etc. and 2) Radiation Safety Control
standards items Technical criteria article
Regulations on Technical Standards for Nuclear Reactor Facilities, Etc.
Power reactor
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Regulations on Technical Standards for Radiation Safety Control
Use of nuclear material • facility • handling 1-15
RI and radiation generating devices
• facility • sealed sources • radiation generating devices • medical safety control • mobile use • sales
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58-82
83-122
(KINS) No. of Notice
radiation RI and radiation generation 18 2 20
Radioactive waste
dose Dosimeter reading, radiation
dose 4 0 4
regulation Regulation 0 4 4
Supplement supplement 4 0 4
total 75 8 83
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Notice of the NSSC Nuclear Facility(27) 1. No.2001-46 Standard Format and Content of Technical Specifications for Operation 2. No.2000-08 Technical Standards for Locations, Structures and Equipment of Nuclear Reactor Facilities 3. No.2005-19 Standard Format and Content of Radiation Environmental Report for Nuclear Power Utilization Facilities 4. No.2004-17 Regulation on Survey of Radiation Environment and Assessment of RadiologicalImpact on Environment in Vicinity of Nuclear Power Utilization Facilities 5. No.2005-08 Regulation on Other Facilities related to Safety of Nuclear Reactor 6. No.2001-43 Regulation on Disposition and Control of Inspection Findings of Nuclear Power Utilization Facilities 7. No.2005-03 Material Surveillance Criteria for Reactor Pressure Vessel 8. No.2002-21 Regulation on Safety Classification and Applicable Codes and Standards for Nuclear Reactor Facilities 9. No.2004-13 Regulation on In-Service Inspection of Nuclear Reactor Facilities 10. No.2005-07 Regulation on Reporting and Public Announcement of Accidents and Incidents for Nuclear Power Utilization Facilities 11. No.2005-25 Pressure Test Criteria for Major Components of Nuclear Reactor Facilities 12. No.2005-04 Guidelines for Application of Korea Electric Power Industry Code (KEPIC) as Technical Standards of Nuclear Reactor Facilities 13. No.2000-09 Repeal of "Regulation on Processes subject to Manufacturing Inspection of Nuclear Reactors, etc." and so on 14. No.2001-38 Standards for Safety Valves and Relief Valves of Nuclear Reactor Facilities
15. No.2001-39 Standards for Performance of Emergency Core Cooling System of Pressurized Light Water Reactor 16. No.2004-15 Standards for Leakage Rate Tests of Reactor Containment 17. No.2001-47 Detailed Requirements for Quality Assurance of Nuclear Reactor Facilities 18. No.2005-09 Regulation on Pre-operational Inspection of Nuclear Reactor Facilities 19. No.2002-05 Regulation on Schedule for First Periodic Safety Review of Nuclear Power Reactor Facilities 20. No.2003-11 Technical Standards for Investigation and Evaluation of Meteorological Conditions of Nuclear Reactor Facility Sites 21. No.2003-12 Technical Standards for Investigation and Evaluation of Hydrological and Oceanographic Characteristics of Nuclear Reactor Facility Sites 22. No.2003-19 Regulation on Establishment and Implementation of Fire Protection Program 23. No.2003-20 Technical Standards for Fire Hazard Analysis 24. No.2004-14 Regulation on In-Service Test of Safety-related Pumps and Valves 25. No.2005-10 Regulation on Items and Method of Periodic Inspection for Nuclear Reactor Facilities 26. No.2005-31 Guidelines on Application of Technical Standards for Assessment of Continued Operation of Nuclear Reactor Facilities beyond Design Life 27. No.2006-05 Objects of Consultations due to Installation of Industrial Facilities, etc. around the Nuclear Facilities
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VI. International Nuclear Safety School
Government committed to share Korea’s successful 30 years experience in nuclear safety (51st GC of IAEA, 2007)
Established International Nuclear Safety School at KINS (Jan. 2008)
IAEA-KINS MOU signed at the opening ceremony, to facilitate cooperation in E&T programs
Over 200 foreign trainees annually visited
< Opening Ceremony of INSS (Jan. 2008) >
Footprints of INSS
for Nuclear and Radiation Safety
Foster leadership
Cultivate an expertise and
regulation
newcomers
INSS Vision
Strategic Role
• Foster a creativity and leadership to advance the customer satisfaction
• Cultivate world-class experts in the nuclear safety regulation
• Develop a global leadership to play the leading roles in the international community
• Build up an ethical mind and the social responsibility to fulfill missions with the social expectations
• Support the policy development to establish the nuclear safety infrastructure
• Transfer the regulatory knowledge and experiences in performing safety review and inspection
• Convey in-depth technical knowledge and skills to resolve the safety issues
• Contribute to the community to strength the nuclear transparency through communication with the public
International E&T Program (1/2)
Training Courses in Collaboration with IAEA To disseminate the professional knowledge of the nuclear safety
regulation to the international trainees in cooperation with IAEA Conducted in the forms of training courses or workshops for Asians Examples of training courses (with ANSN of IAEA)
Regulatory Control of NPP Basic Professional Training Course
Tailored Courses for Embarking Countries of Nuclear and Radiation Program To transfer a specific regulatory technology or in-depth knowledge on
licensing to foreign regulatory staff whose countries plan to introduce a nuclear power program and enhance radiation program
Examples of tailored training courses Training Course on Research Reactor Regulation for Jordan NRC Training Course Tailored for Egyptian Regulators Training Course Tailored for AAEA & FNBRA Member States
Could be processed on the basis of the bilateral or regional agreements.
KINS-KAIST Nuclear and Radiation Master Degree Program
Purpose
To educate and train the foreign staff in the weak nuclear infrastructure Target to get the advanced technical knowledge and regulatory
experiences for contributing the build-up of their infrastructures
Operation Nuclear Academy Course(1y) + Safety Regulation Experiences(0.5y) Less than 15 students allowed, but depends on the educational conditions
(Nuclear ~ 8, Radiation ~8) A full scholarship provided to the students for a 1.5-year term Residence : KAIST dormitory (1 year) & KINS dormitory (6 months)
Graduate Status
Total 26 students graduated from last three batches 4th batch: 14 Students(11 countries) started in Sep.2012 and studying at
KAIST 5th batch: currently recruiting, new semester started in Sep.2013
International E&T Program(2/2)
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Nuclear Regulatory Organization
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Review for Construction Permit (CP)
Review for Operating License (OL)
Regulatory Inspections
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Regulations on Technical Standards for 1) Nuclear Reactor Facilities, Etc. and 2) Radiation Safety Control
Notice of the NSSC
Notice of the NSSC
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